Worth mentioning, a case was registered into the incident under Sections 147, 148, 294, 323, 337, 355, 506, 149 of the IPC at Mahanga police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by Subhendra Nayak, a social activist.

Notably, several BJD workers, allegedly supporters of Mahanga MLA Pratap Jena, had reportedly pelted an egg at MP Panda which hit his head, after he inaugurated a drinking water project at Jatiparilo village under Rahania panchayat in Mahanga area on May 30.